Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to send a message to the Manchester United faithful, on the back of the club’s meeting with Chelsea.
Ralf Rangnick’s troops were of course back in action a short time ago.
Fresh off the back of a pair of alarming defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Arsenal, the Red Devils welcomed Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea to Old Trafford, desperate for a return to winning ways amid the club’s pursuit of European football.
And, when all was said and done on Thursday, though they failed to bag all three points, United did manage to come away from proceedings with a credible share of the spoils.
Chelsea, as expected, dominated the clash both in terms of possession and chances created, but, in the end, could only muster up a solitary goal courtesy of Marcos Alonso’s opener on the hour mark:
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It’s fair to say it’s been coming and it’s Marcos Alonso who fires Chelsea into the lead at Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/6jkAFJFLCU
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 28, 2022
And the Blues’ profligacy soon cost them dear, as, just minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo levelled things up in typically clinical fashion, rounding out the scoring in Manchester:
Cristiano Ronaldo, who else.
Listen to the crowd as the striker fires Utd level – at Old Trafford! pic.twitter.com/TCh7lCkecr
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 28, 2022
In the process of bagging his 23rd goal of the campaign, meanwhile, Ronaldo too managed to set himself even further apart in an altogether impressive Premier League-based category.
As per Sky Sports Statto, the Portuguese superstar has now found the net on no fewer than eight occasions against the English top-flight’s current top-five across the season to date, double the tally managed by any other player:
Most @premierleague goals this season against the current top 5:
8️⃣ – Cristiano Ronaldo
4️⃣ – Mohamed Salah
4️⃣ – Sadio Mane
4️⃣ – Odsonne Edouard
4️⃣ – Diogo Jota— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 28, 2022
‘Amazing’
And, evidently, despite United ultimately falling short in their pursuit of what would have been a timely victory on Thursday, Ronaldo remained in good spirits post-match.
Taking to his official social media platforms, the 37-year-old sent a personal message to the Red Devils faithful, thanking all to have made the trip to Old Trafford for their ‘amazing’ support:
Thanks for the support in Old Trafford tonight. As always, our fans were amazing in their effort to help the team. pic.twitter.com/Xc9pJBIJUI
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) April 28, 2022
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